Far Quotes

But I've always felt a need to have a life which is completely separate - at least as far as possible - from the kind of illusory lifestyle that comes with being a celebrity.

Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed.

Practical wisdom is only to be learned in the school of experience. Precepts and instruction are useful so far as they go, but, without the discipline of real life, they remain of the nature of theory only.

It would not be foolish to contemplate the possibility of a far greater progress still.

Our party may have swung too far right at various times.

There is no corner too quiet, or too far away, for a woman to make sorrow in it.

Everyone imposes his own system as far as his army can reach.

I have been agreeably disappointed in my idea of the camels. They are far from unpleasant to ride; in fact, it is much less fatiguing than riding on horseback, and even with the little practice I have yet had, I find it shakes me less.

As far as my divorce goes, I love my family and I love my wife to death and I just don't know what tomorrow's going to bring.

We can only take it so far, because man can only take it so far, lower self can only take it so far, and you have to realize that the public is only at a certain place.

Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its own existence.

As far as I know, you only get one shot at this life. It only goes round once and time is precious. When I'm not working, you'd better spend that time with someone important.

As far as I'm concerned, I want to remain the mean little man I always was.

You become so encapsulated in this world of being a star. People listen to what you say, you have this voice, it becomes unreal and you become far removed from the people you came from.

But then all that died down and as far as casting was concerned it didn't really matter that I had been on Broadway.

Children are far more interesting to work with than grownups. They're incredibly honest. They'll tell you exactly what they think.

Being in a band is far more than playing an instrument. It's surviving. It's getting an album together.

My wife was delighted with the home I had given her amid the prairies of the far west.

President Obama's first term in office has been better for intentions than for actual changes in planning and policy. I do believe, and he has several things to this effect, that he would like to provide universal preschool or at least far more preschool for our children.

As an announcer, 'The Price Is Right' is the mother of all shows not only because of its legacy, but because it is by far the most demanding game show.

Creatures whose mainspring is curiosity enjoy the accumulating of facts far more than the pausing at times to reflect on those facts.

When they told me my new-born babe was a girl, my heart was heavier than it had ever been before. Slavery is terrible for men; but it is far more terrible for women.

I think I have been very lucky as far as my acting career goes.

Not far from our house, and opposite the old church with the golden cross, stood a large building, even larger than the church, and having many towers.

So far, 44 States, or 88 percent of the States, have enacted laws providing that marriage shall consist of a union between a man and a woman. Only 75 percent of the States are required to approve a constitutional amendment.

To me a real patriot is like a real friend. Who's your real friend? It's the person who tells you the truth. That's who my real friends are. So, you know, I think as far as our country goes, we need more people who will do that.

I'm dubious about having Social Security put into the stock market. I think that we have gotten very far away from the idea that there's something sacrosanct about retirement investments.

The ancient Roman code belongs to a class of which almost every civilised nation in the world can show a sample, and which, so far as the Roman and Hellenic worlds were concerned, were largely diffused over them at epochs not widely distant from one another.

I still treat every job as if I might never get hired again as far as the way I save money and live really modestly.

I was taught that the human brain was the crowning glory of evolution so far, but I think it's a very poor scheme for survival.